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Solutions of buckminsterfullerene (C60 ) in n-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone (NEP)

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Assignee: KEMET ELECTRONICS CORPPriority: Sep 8, 1998Filed: Sep 8, 1998Granted: Sep 14, 1999
Est. expirySep 8, 2018(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
B82Y 40/00B82Y 30/00C07C 2604/00C01B 32/156
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Abstract

A solution comprising a polar solvent and C 60 in which the solubility of C 60 is at least 2 mg/ml of solvent. The polar solvent has a low toxicity, high boiling point, high thermal and electrochemical stability, low viscosity, low freezing point, a high dielectric constant, and is relatively inexpensive. Preferably the polar solvent is N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone.

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What is claimed: 
     
       1. A solution comprising: (a) a polar solvent and (b) C 60  wherein the solubility of C 60  in the polar solvent is at least 2 mg C 60  per ml of solvent. 
     
     
       2. The solution according to claim 1, wherein N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone has a boiling point of at least 200° C. 
     
     
       3. The solution according to claim 1, wherein N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone has a dielectric constant of at least 28.2. 
     
     
       4. The solution according to claim 1, wherein N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone has a viscosity below 10 cps. 
     
     
       5. The solution according to claim 1 wherein the solubility of C 60  in said N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone is at least 5 mg C 60  per ml of solvent.

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